2011 All-Summit League First Team
2011 Summit League Player of the Week
2010-11 Summit League Commissioner's List
2009-10 Summit League Commissioner's List
2008-09 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team
2011 SEASON: Taylor started in 47 of 53 games played ... Hit .308 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI ... Scored 27 runs with 20 walks, 7 of 8 stolen bases, seven doubles and four sacrifice bunts ... Had a career best 11-game hitting streak ... Earned all-Summit League first-team honors after hitting .435 with eight home runs and 22 RBI ... Scored 21 runs in league play and added 11 walks, 6 of 6 stolen bases and three doubles ... Summit League Player of the Week ... Went 3 for 3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Centenary (5-6-11) and at Western Illinois (4-17-11) ... Two of her 10 multi-hit games ... Led team with 11 multi-RBI including season-high three vs. South Dakota State (4-25-11) ... Collected five assists from the outfield ... Ranks 8th all-time at NDSU with 15 home runs ... Summit League Commissioner's List.
2010 SEASON: Taylor started in 40 of 49 games played ... Hit .198 with four home runs and 21 RBI ... Scored 15 runs with 10 walks, four doubles, four sacrifice bunts and three sacrifice flys ... Hit by pitch two times ... Summit League Commissioner's List ... Had five multi-hit and multi-RBI games ... Committed no errors in 38 fielding chances, 56 in her career ... Made a career best seven putouts vs. Utah State (3-12-10) ... Went 2 for 4 with a career-high four RBI vs. Utah Valley (3-6-10) including one of her four home runs ... Part of defense that was 43rd in NCAA fielding percentage (.968).
2009 SEASON: Major contributor during her freshman year ... Utilized in the outfield, and as a pinch-runner and pinch-hitter ... Named to the 2008-09 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team ... Started in 28 of 40 games played ... Hit .247 with six doubles, one home run and 13 RBI ... Had 13 runs scored, six walks and five sacrifice hits ... Went 5 of 5 in stolen bases and had no errors in 18 fielding chances ... Went 3 for 3 twice during the 2009 season ... Against Oakland (4-11-09), effort included a pair of doubles and RBI ... Went 5 for 5 with four RBI, three runs scored and first collegiate home run at UNI (3-30-09) ... Had a season-high three RBI in second game at UNI ... Recorded a season best five putouts at Kansas (3-8-09) ... Had a season-high two runs scored, two walks and pair of stolen bases at IPFW (4-24-09) ... Part of NDSU defense that was 8th in NCAA fielding percentage (.976) and 12th nationally in double plays (0.47 avg.).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Sioux Falls Lincoln High School ... Four-year starter ... Hit .714 with five home runs and 37 RBI for the Lincoln Patriots in 2007 under head coach Charlie Timmer ... Hit .767 with runners in scoring position ... Three-time all-state selection ... In the summer, Mortensen played for the Omaha Finesse Gold and has been a member of teams that placed in the top 10 at ASA nationals three years in a row ... Played ASA softball for eight years, advancing to nationals seven times ... State qualifier for the Lincoln High School track and field team, competing in the hurdles, 400 meters and 1,600 meter relay ... Earned academic honors maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher and was selected to “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Larry and the late Margaret Mortensen ... Majoring in mathematics education ... Has one sister, Candace.
Taylor Mortensen Favorites
Favorite Movie: Warrior
Favorite Foods: Mexican and sushi
Favorite Group/Singer: Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Holiday: Halloween
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Actor: Gerard Butler
Favorite TV Shows: Finding Bigfoot
Favorite Songs: Chris Rene “Young Homie”
Favorite Books: Twilight
Favorite Athlete: Champ Bailey and Tim Tebow
